Re: changing default printing command

From: Alberto Cabello Sanchez <alberto_at_unex.es>
Date: Wed Jun 08 2005 - 19:27:19 CEST

On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 11:48:39AM -0400, tj wrote:
>
> Thanks to James Cloos pointing out gtklp I can now print envelopes on my
> Brother HL1440 printer. Another reason to have use Microsoft Windows gone.
>
> But, I have another question I couldn't find an answer to.
> How do you permanently change the default printer command and "Print To"
> selection in the abiword print dialog?
> Right now it defaults to "lpr" and "color". I would like to change the
> command to "gtklp" and "greyscale" printing. Changing these only lasts
> for that print. Come back into print later and the defaults are back. I
> checked through the menu items and looked at the man page. The man page
> only mentions a print the document switch.
>
> So, how can you change the defaults?

I indeed don't change this, but I created a queue in cups with my prefered
settings and I made it my default queue. So I don't need to change print
settings, only printer queue (e.g. "doublesided" or "color").

>
> Abiword 2.0
> Linux Slackware 10.1
>
> tj
>

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